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04 Mach vs 03 Cobra
Well I had my first run in with a Cobra. We were leaving town loaded down with xmas gifts, my new wife and her lap dog. I had seen this Cobra vert before, I delivered to the guy for a few years and had seen him on the street with the new cobra a few times since I changed routes. I rolled down my window and got his attention and waved at him. He remembered me and we tried to talk for a bit.. I left it in 3rd@ around 40mph and gave it some gas and was passing him when he shifted to 2nd and showed me what owning a cobra was all about!! It was no joke!! That car walked me like well... it left my ***. We came up on the next light and I asked him "You shifted to 2nd?" and he said yeah. He said he had upgraded the exhaust, chip and blower pulley.. I couldn't hear much more than that over the 2 cars. Soo.. I didn't shift down to 2nd but it was more than evident to me that the new Cobra was no joke, no joke at all!! My wife kept teasing me about how he walked me and I told her if she kept on I'd be trading for a new Cobra.. Heeh!(So she backed off a bit) I know I said that the Mach was the best deal for the money and don't get me wrong, I love my new Mach but... I now wish I'd spent that extra $8k for the Cobra. WOW! I'm gonna keep the Mach but I just gotta go ahead and get new bearings and rings in the old 89 vert(with the blown 331) and hope I run into him again. I told her once I get that done I'd take her for a ride in a 'fast' car. Hmmm... maybe I should just sell both and get me a new Cobra:D
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Don't feel too bad, those Cobra's are fast enough from the factory - but with a few mods like you listed, they can be wicked fast.
Maybe you should throw $8K in mods on the Mach 1 and then see what happens! :D E |
Great idea! $8K of mods would be a lot more fun!
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Mods will be tempting but I'm gonna try to keep it down to mufflers and air filter. ;) (yeah right!)
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When you change the blower pulley on those cars, you have to put a chip in it too otherwise it will run dangerously lean. He probably didnt mention that. :D I'll bet that car is around 440 at the wheels.
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Heeh. Yeah, he said he had a chip.. I know the guy, he wasn't trying to hide anything. Actually I need to give him a visit and check out his car since I don't deliver to him 3 days a week anymore.
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sorry for the lost
Cobras are the King of Cars and will win against most anything challenged
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Well, the Mach is probably faster than the 2001 Cobra. I know its alot faster than the 1997 vert I had. The 2003 is another story.:) Don't be sorry, I'm not... just a little surprised.
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I don't know why you were so surprise. The only thing I can tell you to do is buy a cobra and drop the mach. Then we will both be king of the streets. Then we will have to meet half way in the US and see which cobra is the King.
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I think this is the king of Cobra's-lol |
WOW! Nice car! I checked your link... ummm.. that 427 is supercharged?! In a car that weighs about, what, 2200#s? WOW!
girlystang, my days of having something to prove are far and few between these days. I have an 89 lx vert that I had something to prove in, I love the car but now I just wish I'd left it stock and still had the $15k+ I put into it(I started to feel sick at 15k and quit adding).:) I'm gonna have one hell of a temptation to fight with this Mach tho.. |
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Yep I agree with you guys too!
Rick, this chick kinda sounds like you used to in the old chat room.:D "wanna race?".... rofl..... Andy |
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you can put an eaton on your Mach... 5.0 did an article on it a few issues back....
or put a turbo on it.... |
Which issue are you talking about? I missed it. I probably won't do it but it would be an interesting read. I'm still getting 5.0 but not MM&FF, I'll renew that at the spring break shootout if I make it this year.
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mach 1 and 03 Cobras, apples and oranges!
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Man, it is VERY possible that you had a run in w/ an 11 second car.......
A few mods are simply amazing on the 03 Cobras!!! -Will |
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